steveprice

Hi everyone, I am planning a colliery feature (generic/fictional). I've searched here and on the web and have found pictures and books from the library, but what I am lacking is an actual typical plan, of sorts, showing the buildings, their relationship to each other, their purpose, etc. If I had one I could work everything else out but surprisingly, after hours searching, I cant find one, and basically I'm guessing. (Pictures are of course are two dimensional and from one perspective and videos tend to focus on what the author wants you to see). My understanding is very simple: I know it brings coal from underground, sorts it and transports it. I'm off to the mining museum tomorrow but I'm not very hopeful. Just wondered if anyone had come across anything that might help. Scratch building will be the order of the day. Many Thanks.

Wow, this was useful stuff. Thanks all.

Hi, as a two month newbie I'm wondering, are all makes of decoder compatible with all makes of controller? Or is it hit and miss. Is there a general rule one can apply. I don't want to do anything fancy, just run trains (so we can discount sound for example). Thanks.